Abhishek Pathak
Email: pathakabhi83@gmail.com, Ph.: 757-288-9582
 

PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS

ü Over 5 years of experience in the field of Infrastructure Project Mgmt., Industrial Mgmt. and Construction Mgmt.

ü Project Mgmt., Infrastructure Mgmt., Agile / Scrum Framework and multi-domain cross functional experience.

ü Experienced in project planning, scheduling, job costing and project risk mgmt.

ü Experienced in business analysis, software development and process improvement.

ü Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.

ü Experienced in data compilation, analysis and summary reports.

ü Excellent communication, negotiation and presentation skills with good understanding of business processes.

ü Self-motivated. Quick learner. Solutions Driven. Team player.

 

EDUCATION

ü Masters of Systems Engineering , Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, VA (GPA 3.74/4.0)                             Dec 2011

ü Masters of Engineering Management, Old Dominion University (ODU), Norfolk, VA (GPA 3.67/4.0)              Aug 2009

ü Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, K.K.Wagh College of Engineering and Research, India                             May 2006
 

TECHINICAL SKILLS

Certifications	Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Pursuing PMP
Project Mgmt., ERP, Process Design Tools	Primavera P3,P6, MS Project, PALISADE @ Risk, MS Visio
Modeling & Simulation Tools	UML, CORE 7.0
Professional Tools	MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel ( Macros, Pivot Tables)
Database Mgmt & Development Tools	MS SQL 2008 R2, MS Visual Developer 2000
Web Technologies	HTML, Adobe Photoshop CS3/CS4
Statistical Tools & CAD Tools	Minitab R14 & AutoCAD 2010

 

SPECIALTIES                           

·   Planning, Tracking & Reporting	·   Process Mapping & Improvement	·    Crisis Project Mgmt.
·   Requirements Mgmt.	· Resource and Cost Mgmt.	·    Operations Mgmt.
·   Infrastructure Risk Mgmt. ·   Statistical & Business Analysis	·   Quality Systems Design ·   Database Mgmt.	·    Optimization Techniques

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Project Mgmt. Consultant/ Business Analyst, Blackwell Global Consulting, Chicago                                                      Feb 2012- Present

·   Assisted project managers, business sponsors and project teams to develop and execute infrastructure projects within specified quality, budget, resources and schedule.

·   Prepared roadmaps, statement of work and project charter. Performed resource and budget forecasting.

·   Assisted in project lifecycle planning, project scheduling, resources allocation and project progress monitoring using Primavera P6.

·   Identity risks using SWAT analysis, minimized project risk and created risk mitigation plans.

·   Determined user/business/functional requirements. Ascertain project goal, vision, scope, and use case documents; business process models, use case diagrams, activity diagrams, and system design documents.

·   Performed Earned Value Analysis (EVA) to track project Progress, resource allocation and coordination.

·   Created and coordinated pre-project plans, scope management plans, risk management plans, resource management plans, and quality management plans with project manager and client using Primavera P6.

·   Monitored and controlled project progress and suggest on schedule and resources adjustment.

·   Analyzed and identified lack of performance by comparing current progress to baseline schedule.

·   Communicated and discussed weekly results with team members on area of weakness.

·   Generated and presented weekly and monthly Dashboards to track project progress.

·   Liaise between project team and the client. Participate in project release.

·   Worked as a scrum master on projects. Conducted sprint retrospective sessions for successful completion of projects.

 

Systems Engineer and Project Mgmt. Intern, Career Mgmt. Center, Old Dominion University                    Aug 2010 – Dec 2011

Goal of internship was to design system in the virtual world environment for effective communication within ODU departments.

·   Worked as a liaison among stakeholders to seamlessly document, analyze, communicate and validate requirements for designing new system for better communication.

·   Identified the scope of project, created project plan to coordinate with various stakeholders to meet project deadline using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

·   Conducted Joint Application Development (JAD) sessions for obtaining quality requirements and specifications.

·   Generated system design documents, WBS, PERT chart, UML, FFBD.

·   Performed GAP and Risk analysis of existing system and evaluated benefits of new system.

·   Modeled and simulated different games and scenarios in 2nd Life (Virtual Environment).

·   Coordinated and communicated with cross functional groups involving software developers and technical teams.

·   Designed and developed scenarios in virtual world environment and conducted pilot runs on new designed system.

·   Conducted and monitored training sessions and documented each session reports.

·   Identified and gathered high level requirements, converted them into Functional Requirements by understanding the complete functionality using Agile Methodology.

·   Generated Operational Requirement Document (ORD) and System Design Document (SDD) using CORE 7.0 software.

·   Effectively implemented Use Case Document, interaction diagrams to show the system behavior and flow of processes.

·   Successfully used graphical modeling techniques for different scenarios for better understanding of systems modeling.

Major Accomplishments

ü 100% project completion while meeting strict timelines and budget requirements.

ü Effectively worked on SDLC process and improved overall communication between departments.

ü Developed web portal for English Language Department.

ü Effectively created all scenarios in virtual world and improved overall efficiency of the project remarkably.

 

Project Engineer, Pluto Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd, India                                                                                           May 2006 – Jul 2007

Goal of the project was to plan, organize and manage overall residential construction Development Company.

·   Created a Master Schedule that includes Construction, Engineering, Equipment Delivery as activities and Milestones.

·   Involved in schedule related contract negotiations in order to add terms to the client/contractor contract.

·   Responsible to verify accuracy of bids and to identify risks associated with man hour distribution.

·   Conducted several meetings with contractors before they mobilize on site.

·   Established a direct line of communication with the scheduler and planner from the contractor’s side.

·   Worked on the logistics of baseline preparation, weekly updates, risk identification ... etc.

·   Developed Work Break down Structure (WBS), baseline schedules and updated master schedules with Primavera P3.

·   Scheduled client meetings, planned, estimated and managed the projects within budget constraints.

 

Field Engineer, Kalpataru Developers Pvt. Ltd, India                                                                                             Jun 2004 – Jul 2005

Aim of the project was to identify requirements, design, develop and monitor the overall construction project execution

·   Performed weekly site audits with the project coordinator to substantiate project progress submitted by the contractor.

·   Generated PERT chart and identified critical path activities.

·   Performed delay analysis, budget management and optimal resource allocation. 

·   Analyzed and compared planned manpower (as per the baseline) with spent man power and earned manpower.

·   Monitored all project phases, including site inspections and checking materials, measurements and workmanship.

·   Handled the tasks of maintaining contract drawings and updating issues at the project site to the project manager.

 

Certification

·   Published paper on Infrastructure Risk Management (IT, Financial) in American Society of Engineering Mgmt (ASEM) and Journal of Homeland Security (JHSEM) conferences

·   Infrastructure Project Management Certification, Old Dominion University

·   STAAD-PRO Design Engineer Certification by Research Engineers’ Association